Burial garment



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assa? QUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

L ZOE S. TUCKER, 0F SOUTHBEND, INDIANA.

BURIAL GARMENT.

Application filed January 17, 1923. Serial No. 613,112.

To all whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, Zen-S. Tuonnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at South Bend, in the county of'St. Joseph and State of Indiana, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Burial Garments, of'which the following is a pecification.

This invention which relates to a burial garment is particularly concerned with certain features of construction by which it may be easily applied to the body of-a deceased person, be fitted to bodies varying greatly in size, and be conveniently manipulated, if necessary, for peformingadjustments upon the body. The present garment is designed also to be attractive in appearance without'involvingany undue expense in its manufacture.-

An exemplification of my invention is set forth in the accompanying drawings wherein' Figure 1 isa plan View of the garment as the same would appear when applied to a body; I

Fig. 2 is a front View of the per se Fig. 3 is a rear view thereof;

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view ofthe' ga-r ment showing the back iece extended; and

Fig. 5 shows in longitudinal section the garment when arranged as in Fig. 4.

According to my invention, the garment has three principalcomponents (1) a full length robe A to which is connected, (2) an inside slip'B, and separate therefrom (3) an under waist C.

Referring now to Figs. 2 and 3, the waist therein shown comprises a body portion 6 having sleeves 7, andatthe waist line may be provided with a tape 8, the ends of which, when tied together at the front, serve to hold the waist properly in place. The waist which is shown as divided down the front may be trimmed along the neck in any desired manner, and is further provided with loops 9 through which is laced a tape 10 for drawing the waist sections together along under waist the front. In the back one or more pleats 11 shown in Fig. 4.

ample size, may accordingly be drawn down over the arms to any desired length.

Over an under waist of the general kind just described is arranged a robe such as is As shown, this robe is formed with a front piece 13 having a suitable neck opening 14 around which may be a fringe or border 15 of any desired ornamental character. Any other device for enhancing the neck effect may be employed, such as a tie 16 the ends of which may be loosely draped, as best shown in Fig. 1. The robe thus formed is also provided. with a back piece 17 which extends rearwardly from the front piece at a point which about coincides with the houlder line 18. From the shoulders down to the waist, or further, the robe front may be loosely formed with pleats '19 permitting the garment to adjust itself nicely to bodies of different size. No sleeve construction of any kind is incorporated into the robe inasmuch asit is designed to overli the under waist, both. front and back, the sleeves being freely extended therefrom through the resulting openings at the robe sides. As above stated, the mate rial forming the several parts of the garment should preferably be of a character which lends itself naturally to loose draping about the body, in which event the openings along the robe sides will be entirelyconcealed.

Along the lower edge of the back piece loosely around the waist line to the front of the body, and, for this purpose, I have shown a tape 20 which underlies the front piece so as to be concealed thereby. A girdle or sash 21 may thereafter be adjusted as required around the body in the region of the waist line. Associated with the robe. from the waist line down is the under slip B which preferably is formed with plackets 22 at its opposite sides to facilitate its application to the body. The robe is formed from the waist line down to completely surround the under slip and, by preference, is provided with one or more plackets 23 in the waist region. Between the under slip and robe is a stitched connection 24 extends ing along the back of the garment so as to facilitate handling of these two parts together. Along the waist line the rear edge of the garment may be suitably hemmed or tape 26 which extends through a similar hem or other formation 27 on the front side of the under slip, the two ends of the tape being then brought together upon one side of the body. With such a construction the garment may be conveniently secured in place about the body, the tape serving both to hold the front side of the under slip and the rear side of the robe in correct positions.

The garment herein described may be adjusted to bodies differing widely in size. The use of adjustable fastenings both around the waist line of the robe and under slip, and on the front of the under waist, assists in attaining this end, as does also the special construction of the garment components, and their combined relation to each other. If the sleeves which are carried by the under waist prove longer than necessary, they may be pulled up as far as desired, the excess of ma terial being then tucked away beneath the shoulders of the robe. By disposing the several parts of the garment in this manner, the eye will be unable to ascertain how the garment is draped about the body, nor how its various components are assembled. The ef feet is entirely satisfactory, the same as though the garment were made expressly to fit upon the body which is clothed. By the use of pleats along the front of the garment and elsewhere, a desirable effect of fullness is obtained, and any other similar expedient may be resorted to for the purpose of giving the shroud a desired appearance.

I claim:

1. A burial garment in which is comprised a robe formed to surround a body from the waist line down and to cover the front and back of the body from the waist line up with openings formed in these regions on each body side, an under slip connected to the robe at the waist line and extending downwardly therefrom, there being formed plackcts in the under slip and in the robe adjacent the waist line, and a tape secured both to the robe and under slip adjacent the waist line, and having its ends adapted to be tied togther, substantially as described.

2. A burial garment in which is comprised a robe formed to surround the body from the waist line down, the robe having a placket at the waist line, an under slip secured to the robe adjacent the Waist line adapted to extend downwardly therefrom, the under slip being also provided with a placket, means for tying both the robe and under slip about the waist line of the body, and connected front and back pieces extending from the waist line of the robe adapted to pass upwardly to the shoulders, thereover, and thence downwardly to the waist line, tying means secured along the lower edge of one of these pieces adapted to be passed around to the opposite side of the body and there secured together, and a girdle surrounding the robe at the waist line adapted to conceal the other tying means, substantially as described.

3. A burial garment in which is comprised a robe formed to surround the body from the waist line down, an under slip secured to the robe adjacent the waist line and extending downwardly therefrom, means for tying both the robe and under slip about the waist line of the body, connected front and back pieces extending from the waist line of the robe upwardly to the shoulders, thereover, and thence downwardly to the waistline at the rear of the body, and tyir. means secured along the lower edge of one of these pieces adapted to be passed around to the opposite side of the body and there secured together, substantially as described.

4. A burial garment in which is comprised a robe, and an inside slip secured thereto at or about the waist line, there being plackets formed both in the slip and in the robe, the robe above the waist line being formed with connected front and back pieces adapted to overlie both the front and back of the body above the waist line and to leave on each side of the body an opening through which the sleeves of the under waist may be freely extended, substantially as described.

ZOE S. TUCKER. 

